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Professional curiosity in public protection

Iriss’s Professional Curiosity project has been seeking to develop a deeper understanding of this topic and its implications for the Public Protection workforce in Scotland. This report brings together both the literature review and findings from the discussion sessions that were core to the…
Published 20 Mar 2026 in Reports

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Practitioner research in social services: a literature review (summary)

Summary of a literature review undertaken to establish the context for practitioner research and its impact on practice through identifying practitioner research carried out in a social services…
Published 23 Jun 2009 in Reports

Student Focus on Child Care and Protection

This report describes the development of Key Capabilities in Child Care and Protection, which set out the knowledge and skills an emerging social worker should have in relation to children and their…
Published 26 Nov 2008 in Reports

Forgotten Citizens: an interview with Mabel Cooper

Forgotten Citizens conference

Published 8 Sep 2008 in Videos

Forgotten Citizens: interviews part two

Forgotten Citizens conference

Published 8 Sep 2008 in Videos

Forgotten Citizens: interviews part one

Forgotten Citizens conference

Published 8 Sep 2008 in Videos

Forgotten Citizens: an interview with David Kinloch

Forgotten Citizens conference

Published 8 Sep 2008 in Videos

Forgotten Citizens: an interview with Jo Cochrane

Forgotten Citizens conference

Published 8 Sep 2008 in Videos

New degree, new standards?

A project investigating the Alignment of the Standards in Social Work Education (SiSWE) to the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). This project shines a spotlight on the social work…
Published 29 May 2008 in Reports

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The Steven Blacker Memorial Walk

Produced by Re-Solv in 2007, this documents the awareness walk marking the first anniversary of the death of 14 year old Steven Blacker from volatile substance abuse (VSA). See Tackling Volatile…
Published 25 May 2008 in Videos

Continuous Learning Framework consultation paper

The Continuous Learning Framework sets out what people in the social services workforce need in order to be able to do their job well now and in the future and describes what employers need to do to…
Published 18 Apr 2008 in Reports

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